Micklemas answers “i am struggling to finish reading this...”

Joshua Lee asked this question about 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3):

i am struggling to finish reading this damn book. I can't stop due to the promise I made this year: Once start, finish the book. Haruki is an over valued writer.This is my thinking after reading several works of his. Am I only one thinking as this?

Micklemas I went through the same struggle. I learned that the author intended this as 3 separate books. So I read up to book 1, changed books, and will read bo…moreI went through the same struggle. I learned that the author intended this as 3 separate books. So I read up to book 1, changed books, and will read books 2 and 3 at later dates. I am at that rock and a hard place with this book: Not so great that I cannot stop reading it, but not so bad that I can kick it to the curb either. I like the author's clean, minimal style but I cannot do it for over 1,000 pages. Even my favorite authors, I need to take breaks from them too.(less)

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